Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 600: "There is nothing to love in this life, only the music pleases the dantian"

This appearance immediately attracted Zheng Zeting, who was sitting in the super fan seat, and made her stand up.

As a girl who followed her family's plan and steadily reached the pinnacle of life step by step, Ding Ding's free and easy life that had nothing to do with her was a desire hidden in her heart.

Although she may not have the chance to try it in this lifetime, she is very willing to support it if conditions permit.

Seeing the boss lady who chased stars at her own expense so happy, Niu Boyi thought to himself: "Even if the program doesn't achieve the expected effect, Bai Gou won't say anything, right? Bah... what a crooked mouth I have..."

Lao Pan, a professional music fan, felt even more sad when he saw the somewhat strange group of Hedgehog.

Think about what he was doing at this time last year?
He should still be looking for the art director to have a drink with, and to find performance resources for his bands at the May Day music festival.

But now the positions of the buyer and seller have been reversed, and during the May Day holiday, the music festival can be organized by our own company without having to consider other people’s opinions.

Some of the artist leaders he had requested before are now sitting in the seats of professional music fans. After yesterday, they began to "beg" him for schedules for New Pants, Shengkai and Minxing Fanke.

If there were no conflicts in everyone's schedules, they would probably have just fought.

He had never thought of such a good thing before.

Seeing him smiling, the commander beside him gave him a nudge and said, "Huzi, what good things are you thinking about? Look how happy you are!"

"Nothing, I just feel that the hard days of our Chinese rock are about to pass."

The commander nodded after hearing this, and when he turned his eyes to the stage, he saw the song title had appeared on the big screen: "There is nothing to love in this life, only music pleases my dantian"

"Hey, this song title and that 'Train...' song are obviously the same. Um, new song?"

At this moment, many professional music fans have the same idea as the Commander!

Although this can be considered Bian Lang's home turf, they can tell from the votes given by fans in the past two days that they are relatively fair. The final voting results are basically the same as their own judgment.

So if Hedgehog wants to get a good number of votes, it is safer to sing old songs. As for the possibility that Hedgehog will be eliminated, they have never considered it at all.

Last night, a music critic was chatting with a media friend online, and the other party wanted to ask him a question: "Do you think Hedgehog's performance tomorrow will fail? Is it possible that they will be eliminated in the first round?"

When he heard this, he laughed until tears came out of his eyes: "I feel the probability of the Hedgehog being eliminated is even lower than the probability of the men's football team entering the World Cup! If you don't believe me, let's make a bet..."

When the media person found out that he hadn't gotten any useful information, he naturally smiled and refused this losing bet.

But even if it was a new song, the critics didn't think it was a big deal, it just might get a few fewer votes. But looking at those who were so excited that they wanted to eat Bian Lang up, he felt that the number of votes couldn't be that low.

This reminded him of what Bai Dao said to him this morning when he met him: "When you vote for the hedgehog, take it easy. It's not a clear vote anyway. If you exceed the limit by too much, there will be too much gossip when it's broadcast!"

Judging from the current situation, it seems like the roof is about to be blown off before the vote even starts, so we really have to be careful when the time comes. If more than 900 votes are cast, even if there is a notary here, we will definitely be severely questioned by the haters.

As for those music fans who had planned it in advance, they will not have any psychological burden.

"Isn't it basic to sing a new song by Bian Lang?"

"The new song isn't very popular, so the low score is reasonable, right?"

"Anyway, I won't vote. No matter what his new song is, I won't vote! I just want Hedgehog to play in the breakout game!"

"I was thinking that if we were to sing "Train...", it would be a bit unreasonable not to vote. It's a new song... so don't blame us!"

Just as they were thinking that, the naked-eye 3D projection screen projected a picture in front of the band members, which was the kind of snowy picture that would appear on an old-fashioned TV due to poor signal.

Behind the scene, moving head lights of various colors flying everywhere made the figures of the band members even more blurred.

The effect of this scene at this moment gives people the feeling of watching a movie on the threshing ground of the commune in the last century.

Both the pictures and the sounds are full of an electric feeling from the old times!

At the moment when the electric current sound stopped, a vague strumming sound began to appear. If the fans were sharp-eyed or closer to the stage, they would notice that Bian Lang was playing the guitar while sitting on the ground.

It feels like he hasn't gotten into the performance yet, as if he's still debugging the equipment.

After two bars, those with sharp ears can hear the lead guitar joining in. At this moment, Strauss is not standing behind her on the left as usual, but is playing behind her with his head down, giving the impression that he is also calibrating the instrument.

Just after this measure, the sound of "dong dong... dong dong... dong dong dong..." of a drum set was heard, and the stranger Huang Kai entered together.

But it still didn't feel like a formal performance, because the blurry figures in the stands were too casual. Tong Qi was still holding his headphones and adjusting something on the keyboard with one hand...

Hedgehog's rehearsal was at the end of all the bands. Although everyone was curious before, they were under pressure to perform, and those who wanted to have a good rest did not stay until the end.

The key is that this rehearsal is different from the one at the music festival, and it takes a lot of time. For the rehearsal at the music festival, as long as the tuning is correct and the lighting is positioned properly, it's almost done once.

But "Summer of the Band" is completely different, especially for songs like "My Exodus" where the singing of Green Algae needs to lip sync with "Bian Lang", which is definitely impossible to get through in one go.

Therefore, only Lao Zhao and other bands that were close to each other in time had seen Hedgehog's rehearsal, and other musicians didn't know about it.

But now that they saw the effect, they all understood it at the same time!
"The Rolling Stones... No Hedgehog, this stage effect is to create a bird's-eye view for those of us watching!" "Yeah, it feels like they want to create a feeling that they are not performing live, but in a rehearsal room. Maybe they want everyone to see the story of the band behind the stage from a bird's-eye view!"

"So is this still a rock concert? Shouldn't it be a musical?"

"That's far from it...but what does it mean to want to cry just looking at it?"

When the prelude reached more than 20 seconds, some fans understood: "It feels like they shrunk themselves down and put them into an old-fashioned TV, and we are the curious babies outside the TV, curiously waiting to see what they are going to do!"

The prelude is not long, less than 35 seconds, but if it were played on a pop song, the listeners might have already tuned out!
But at this scene, looking at this stage, basically all the fans are waiting to see what will happen next.

At this moment, Bian Lang suddenly jumped up, rushed to the microphone stand while strumming the strings, and did not face the audience. Instead, he tilted his head and looked at Tong Qi who was still fiddling with the keyboard, and sang the lyrics in a questioning tone: "Who is listening? Whose voice? I am in a trance for a lifetime, trying to chase dreams and shadows..."

At this point, about one-third of the people at the scene were shocked: "Wow, this performance is pretty awesome!"

"It felt like he just couldn't see our presence, but in that space he suddenly sensed our attention to him!"

Guo Sichu looked at this poor "acting", but he was full of admiration and envy in his heart: "With this creative interpretation of this song, I think full tickets are not too much! No, I'll ask Bian Lang to organize a band for me next year, and I'll come and have fun like that the year after next!"

Music critics like Bai Dao focus more on listening.

The melody and arrangement are not complicated, but the drums are very unconventional. It feels a bit unfinished and still being perfected. But no one will doubt that it sounds good!

As for the lyrics, they felt a sense of sudden enlightenment only after listening to the next sentence: "Half is sorrow, the other half is joy, a lifetime passes in a moment, and the dream is in the wind and cloud..."

Bai Dao: "This old-fashioned TV effect should pull us into the atmosphere of memories, a fleeting and trance-like life, chasing dreams and shadows, dominating the world... or the flavor of Hedgehog."

What most people didn’t expect was that after these two sentences, there was an interlude.

With the distorted electric guitar sound particularly prominent in the interlude, Bian Lang began to speak in an "electric" voice: "Tong Qi, get ready, go in at the next opening!"

The fans who were closest to the stage exclaimed "Wow" in their hearts, and at the same time, they saw clearly that there was a loudspeaker hanging on Bian Lang's microphone stand.

Liu Xiaokui couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up and watched, thinking: "This thing is not a live performance, it can be regarded as the MV of this song!"

If Qiu Luo heard this, he would definitely pat Liu Xiaokui's shoulder and say, "It's not just an exaggeration, it's simply the MV chosen by God!"

This is no longer the era of fierce competition in the Chinese music scene. VCD records may no longer exist. MVs should only be something that top stars or singing kings and queens will still keep the tradition of shooting MVs when releasing big-budget singles.

Other first-, second- and third-tier singers are unlikely to waste this budget.

As for the band, there won't be any! If there is any, it will probably be something I shoot and edit myself, and the cost won't exceed 200 yuan.

But now, the Hedgehog stage can really be used to make song MVs after the show is over.

Looking back at the stage, after Tong Qi made an OK gesture, Bian Lang still turned sideways to the stage, and continued to sing as if asking and answering himself: "Who will listen, who will care, a life is fleeting like a shadow, and half of life is a lonely journey...Remember the happy songs and laughter, remember that the blame is self-inflicted, a short life is like rain, falling on the soil and moistening the earth..."

Seeing him shaking his head with some helplessness, he seemed a little annoyed and a little self-deprecating!
Liu Ziyang watched this scene and felt that it was a pity that this guy only sang rock music. It would be good if he had more time to act in dramas, musicals or something like that.

As for the musicians in the preparation room, most of them were thinking: "Wow, they can play like that live? This is too awesome!"

Just as everyone was sighing, Huang Kai put down his bass, walked forward, straightened Bian Lang's microphone stand, and pointed at the audience below the stage.

After that, Bian Lang seemed to be a different person. It seemed that there was a gleam in his eyes and his voice rose half an octave: "Why do you see me? I pray for great blessings and happiness. I write poems to please my heart and my music to please my love..."

And it wasn't just him, Ding Ding also joined in using her best falsetto.

Hearing Ding Ding's voice, Zheng Zeting stood up again excitedly.

In terms of singing skills, Ding Ding certainly can't compare with the diva next to her. But Guo Sichu can't play the drums steadily and sing such stubborn lyrics at the same time!
Zheng Zeting was thinking that her life as an elite was all arranged, and that in the end, she might not have the chance to have fun like Ding Ding.

"Then he sang the song "The More the Music, the More the Love"... What a well-written line! Bian Lang is simply amazing. He looks a bit fierce, but he is actually a poet at heart..."

Bai Dao had watched the rehearsals and dress rehearsals several times, but now facing the formal performance, he still forgot his vow not to shed tears this time.

He had already written the review when he watched the rehearsal:

From "bad songs roaming around the nine continents" to "only music pleases my dantian", I have experienced a whole harsh winter. This time, I write not only about the changes in Bian Lang's heart, but also about the determination of a rock musician. Life is always like this, half sad and half happy. Who will listen? Who will care? What can I see? There is nothing to love in this life. Hedgehogs have no language, but they can express themselves through music, which is a wonderful thing...

Now looking at Bian Langru who is singing with determination and persistence despite seeing “nothing” in front of him, he feels that his writing may still be a little thin.

As for Guo Sichu, he was no longer surprised that Bian Lang could write such a song.

What still surprised her was the stage effect that Bian Lang presented with Hedgehog and the unquenchable flame in his heart.

If she had put herself into the "television" that was confined by the market and reality, she would have given up long ago.

I would never choose to be like Bian Lang, who knew that no one could hear the song he sang and there was no audience cheering for him, but he still insisted on finishing the show.

Perhaps, Bian Lang’s mood at this moment is the same as the following lyrics: “Looking at the stars, the sun and the moon, there is nothing to love in this life, once it was as red as blood, the dream was as blazing as flames…”

(End of this chapter)